March for Our Lives

Flowers, candles and mementos sit outside one of the makeshift memorials at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida just days after the deadly shooting in 2018.

Gun violence killed them. Now, their voices will lobby Congress to do more using AI

4:58pm February 14, 2024

by Elena Moore

On the 6th anniversary of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., gun control advocates experiment with AI-generated audio messages of recreated voices of victims of gun violence pleading for change.

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Vice President Harris speaks about gun violence during the U.S. Conference of Mayors' winter meeting in Washington on Jan. 18, 2024.

Politics & Government

Harris is taking the lead on gun violence prevention. Will she reach young people?

5:00am January 19, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

Vice President Harris has been holding events at the White House and around the country on gun violence prevention. It's part of an effort to reach young voters and voters of color.

David Hogg speaks to gun control advocates during the March for Our Lives rally in Washington last year. Hogg first became a national organizer after a mass shooting at his high school in Parkland, Fla., more than five years ago.

'We're not just voting. We're also running.' David Hogg launches young candidate PAC

6:02am August 09, 2023

by Elena Moore

Young voters are growing as a dominant portion of the electorate. At the same time, more are becoming eligible to launch their own bids for office. Now, a new PAC wants to help them run — and win.

Former Georgia House Democratic leader Stacey Abrams (center) and "rising stars" in the Democratic Party speak during the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Young Democrats Wonder Whether Party Is Prioritizing Nostalgia Over The Future

6:21pm August 19, 2020

by Sam Gringlas

The speaker lineup has made some wonder whether the party is failing to emphasize enough of a forward-focused vision for the country, which is most likely to entice younger voters.

David Hogg, now a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School graduate, has become one of the most prominent figures in the March for Our Lives gun violence prevention movement.

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March For Our Lives, No Longer Protesting In Streets, Unveils Gun Control Plan

2:41pm August 21, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

The group says its plan could prevent 200,000 gun deaths over 10 years. It calls for creating a national registry and starting a buyback program and creating a national gun czar.

A public service announcement released by anti-gun violence group, March For Our Lives, features adults learning what to do should an active shooting incident take place at their job.

WATCH: March For Our Lives Releases PSA As 2020 Gun Debate Heats Up

3:45pm April 29, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

The PSA from March For Our Lives comes as the gun debate gains momentum in the 2020 presidential campaign and days following a shooting motivated by hate at a synagogue in Poway, Calif.

Suzanne Devine Clark, an art teacher at Deerfield Beach Elementary School, places painted stones at a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on the first anniversary of the school shooting Thursday.

National

'We Live With It Every Day': Parkland Community Marks 1 Year Since Massacre

3:54pm February 14, 2019

by Amy Held

Following a year of outraged activism, some survivors went silent Thursday. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School invited students to participate in community service projects.

Glimmer of Hope, by March For Our Lives founders.

'Glimmer Of Hope' Provides A Blueprint For Launching Social Change

9:40am October 23, 2018

by Aubri Juhasz

With a new collection of essays, the 25 founders of March For Our Lives return the subject of the Parkland shooting and gun violence to national consciousness just in time for midterms elections.

The March For Our Lives movement is hitting the road this summer to register young people to vote ahead of the November mid-term elections.

Parkland Survivors Launch Tour To Register Young Voters And Get Them Out In November

8:10am June 16, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

Student survivors from the shooting in Parkland, Fla., embark on a 20-state bus tour aimed at registering young people to vote, but this demographic typically sits out mid-term elections.

(Left) Stacy, and sister Tracy reminisce over a collage of photos of Maleak Coffin, who died three days after being shot in December. The blanket was gifted to the family by Maleak's girlfriend, Marshay Walker.

National

Mass Shootings Spur Movements, But Gun Violence Is Constant For Some Americans

5:00am April 10, 2018

by Asia Simone Burns

Some residents in Washington, D.C. — which faces daily gun violence — say their needs are being forgotten in the national conversation surrounding gun control.